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Code of Federal Regulations Title 38. Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief § 38.36.4500 Applicability and qualified mortgage status

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Applicability to direct loans. The regulations concerning direct loans to veterans shall be applicable to loans made by Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3711.

(b) Applicability to direct loans to Native Americans.Sections 36.4501, 36.4512, and 36.4527, which concern direct loans to Native American veterans shall be applicable to loans made by the Secretary pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3761 through 3764.

(Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4012a)

(c) Safe harbor qualified mortgage—

(1) Defined. A safe harbor qualified mortgage meets the Ability-to-Repay requirements of sections 129B and 129C of the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) regardless of whether the loan might be considered a high cost mortgage transaction as defined by section 103bb of TILA (15 U.S.C. 1602bb).

(2) Applicability of safe harbor qualified mortgage. Any VA direct loan made by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 20 or 37 of title 38, U.S.C., is a safe harbor qualified mortgage.

(d) Restatement. Title 38, U.S.C. chapter 37 is a continuation and restatement of the provisions of title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, and may be considered to be an amendment to such title III. References in the regulations concerning direct loans to veterans to the sections or chapters of title 38, United States Code, shall, where applicable, be deemed to refer to the prior corresponding provisions of the law.

(e)Sections 36.4528, 36.4529, and 36.4530, which concern vendee loans, shall be applicable to all vendee loans.

(Authority:  15 U.S.C. 1639C(b)(3)(B)(ii), 38 U.S.C. 2041, 3710, 3711, 3720, 3733, and 3761)

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